I don’t have a previous 4 mile PR to compare against, but this was my fastest distance pace in a long, long time! It was so cold. And there was a challenge. Runners who finished in front of Cupid would get a bottle of wine. So I was trying to keep up with him. Although I did not beat him, I attribute that challenge and the really cold weather to my fast running.

OK, not as fast as I’d hoped for, but still a PR by by 13 seconds. My goal was to beat 2:10. The coarse included a “Holy Hill” segment, a 1 mile incline in the middle of the race. I was keeping a good 10 min/mi pace, but that segment just took the wind out of me. So I’m still thrilled that even after that challenge I still beat my PR from October.